List of generation V Pokémon facts for kids
Welcome to the world of Pokémon! This article is all about the amazing creatures from the fifth generation, also known as Generation V. These 156 unique Pokémon first appeared in the 2010 Nintendo DS video games, Pokémon Black and White. Some of these cool Pokémon even showed up in the animated TV shows before the games came out!
This generation introduced the most new Pokémon ever! They are listed here by their National Pokédex number. The very first Pokémon in this group is Victini (#494), and the last one is Genesect (#649). You'll learn about their types, how they evolve, and some fun facts about each one.
Meet the Pokémon of Generation V
| Name | Type(s) | Evolves from | Evolves into | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victini Bikutini (ビクティニ) (0494) |
Psychic / Fire | No evolution | Victini is a small, rabbit-like Pokémon with V-shaped ears. It brings victory to its Trainer. It makes endless energy and can share it by touch. Victini can also become invisible! | ||
| Snivy Tsutāja (ツタージャ) (0495) |
Grass | N/A | Servine (#496) | Snivy is a bit shy and likes to be alone. It uses the leaves on its tail to get energy from the sun. If its leaves droop, it's losing power! | |
| Servine Janobī (ジャノビー) (0496) |
Grass | Snivy (#495) | Serperior (#497) | Servine moves super fast, sliding along the ground. Its quick moves confuse enemies, then it attacks with a vine whip! | |
| Serperior Jarōda (ジャローダ) (0497) |
Grass | Servine (#496) | N/A | Serperior can stop opponents just by staring at them. It takes in solar energy to power itself up. It looks like a snake combined with a noble person. | |
| Tepig Pokabu (ポカブ) (0498) |
Fire | N/A | Pignite (#499) | This orange and black pig-like Pokémon breathes fire from its nose. If it gets a cold, the fire turns into black smoke! | |
| Pignite Chaobū (チャオブー) (0499) |
Fire / Fighting | Tepig (#499) | Emboar (#500) | When Pignite's inner fire burns brightly, it moves faster and sharper. If it's in trouble, it lets out smoke to escape. | |
| Emboar Enbuō (エンブオー) (0500) |
Fire / Fighting | Pignite (#499) | N/A | Emboar's fiery beard shows it's ready to fight. It's good at many different moves. Emboar's design is inspired by Chinese culture. | |
| Oshawott Mijumaru (ミジュマル) (0501) |
Water | N/A | Dewott (#502) | Oshawott is a sea otter Pokémon. It has a shell on its belly called a "scalchop." It can take off its scalchop and use it like a sharp blade! | |
| Dewott Futachimaru (フタチマル) (0502) |
Water | Oshawott (#501) | Samurott (#503) | Dewott is light blue with white whiskers. It has two scalchops around its waist that it uses as weapons. With lots of training, Dewott can use both shells like a skilled sword fighter. | |
| Samurott Daikenki (ダイケンキ) (0503) |
Water | Dewott (#502) | N/A | Samurott is a sea lion-like Pokémon. Its front leg armor can turn into a giant sword. One swing can knock out an opponent. Its glare can quiet anyone, and its cry scares most enemies. | |
| Patrat Minezumi (ミネズミ) (0504) |
Normal | N/A | Watchog (#505) | Patrat live in groups. When the group sleeps, one Patrat stays awake to watch. But they never see enemies coming from behind! | |
| Watchog Miruhoggu (ミルホッグ) (0505) |
Normal | Patrat (#504) | N/A | When Watchog spots an enemy, its tail stands up straight. It spits seeds from its cheek pouches. It can make its eyes and body glow using special light. | |
| Lillipup Yōterī (ヨーテリー) (0506) |
Normal | N/A | Herdier (#507) | Lillipup is a good first Pokémon because it listens well and is easy to train. It looks like a Yorkshire Terrier. | |
| Herdier Hāderia (ハーデリア) (0507) |
Normal | Lillipup (#506) | Stoutland (#508) | Herdier is super loyal to its trainer. It has helped trainers raise other Pokémon for a long time. It's very smart and friendly. | |
| Stoutland Mūrando (ムーランド) (0508) |
Normal | Herdier (#507) | N/A | Stoutland's fur is so warm, it can keep someone safe in a blizzard. It would never hurt a human. They are used as rescue Pokémon in mountains. | |
| Purrloin Choroneko (チョロネコ) (0509) |
Dark | N/A | Liepard (#510) | Purrloin tries to steal shiny things. People often find it so cute that they don't mind! Even though it looks like it walks on four legs, it actually walks on two. | |
| Liepard Reparudasu (レパルダス) (0510) |
Dark | Purrloin (#509) | N/A | Liepard is known as the "Cruel Pokémon." It's very beautiful and attacks enemies by surprise, before they can even react. Its name combines "lie" and "leopard." | |
| Pansage Yanappu (ヤナップ) (0511) |
Grass | N/A | Simisage (#512) | Eating Pansage's leaves helps reduce stress. It shares its leaves with tired Pokémon. Pansage is like one of the Three Wise Monkeys, representing "speak no evil." | |
| Simisage Yanakkī (ヤナッキー) (0512) |
Grass | Pansage (#511) | N/A | Simisage attacks with its thorny tail. It has a short temper and gets angry very quickly. | |
| Pansear Baoppu (バオップ) (0513) |
Fire | N/A | Simisear (#514) | Pansear lives in volcanic caves and roasts berries before eating them. It's like one of the Three Wise Monkeys, representing "hear no evil." | |
| Simisear Baokkī (バオッキー) (0514) |
Fire | Pansear (#513) | N/A | Simisear is friendly and gets excited easily. When it's excited, embers fly from its body. In a 2016 poll, Simisear was ranked the least popular Pokémon. | |
| Panpour Hiyappu (ヒヤップ) (0515) |
Water | N/A | Simipour (#516) | Panpour's water is full of good nutrients. Any plant that gets its water will grow very big. It's like one of the Three Wise Monkeys, representing "see no evil." | |
| Simipour Hiyakkī (ヒヤッキー) (0516) |
Water | Panpour (#515) | N/A | Simipour is a calm and friendly Pokémon. It often waters flowers. But it can also shoot pressurized water from its tail to break a concrete wall! | |
| Munna Munna (ムンナ) (0517) |
Psychic | N/A | Musharna (#518) | Munna eats dreams and then lets out mist. The mist's color shows if the dream was good or a nightmare. | |
| Musharna Mushāna (ムシャーナ) (0518) |
Psychic | Munna (#517) | N/A | The mist Musharna makes can form shapes from dreams it recently ate. It gets angry if woken up. Both Munna and Musharna are based on dream-eating tapirs from Japanese stories. | |
| Pidove Mamepato (マメパト) (0519) |
Normal / Flying | N/A | Tranquill (#520) | Pidove live in cities and are used to people. They are very forgetful. They look like turtle doves and have a heart shape where their beak meets their head. | |
| Tranquill Hatōbō (ハトーボー) (0520) |
Normal / Flying | Pidove (#519) | Unfezant (#521) | Tranquill always knows where its nest is, so it never gets lost from its trainer. | |
| Unfezant Kenhorō (ケンホロウ) (0521) |
Normal / Flying | Tranquill (#520) | N/A | Unfezant are very smart and proud. Male Unfezant have fancy feathers that form a heart shape on their head. Females are better at flying. | |
| Blitzle Shimama (シママ) (0522) |
Electric | N/A | Zebstrika (#523) | Blitzle makes flashes of light to talk to other Blitzle using patterns. It can catch lightning with its mane and store the electricity. | |
| Zebstrika Zeburaika (ゼブライカ) (0523) |
Electric | Blitzle (#522) | N/A | Zebstrika can be quite grumpy. When they're angry, lightning shoots out of their mane in all directions. When Zebstrika run fast, it sounds like thunder. | |
| Roggenrola Dangoro (ダンゴロ) (0524) |
Rock | N/A | Boldore (#525) | Roggenrola is a pebble-like Pokémon with one yellow eye. The orange part on its head is actually its ear. It follows sounds, but if the sounds stop, it gets scared and falls over. | |
| Boldore Gantoru (ガントル) (0525) |
Rock | Roggenrola (#524) | Gigalith (#526) | Boldore moves without turning its body. Its crystals glow when it's about to shoot an energy beam. | |
| Gigalith Gigaiasu (ギガイアス) (0526) |
Rock | Boldore (#525) | N/A | Gigalith can soak up solar energy and shoot beams strong enough to blow away dump trucks. Construction workers really like them. | |
| Woobat Koromori (コロモリ) (0527) |
Psychic / Flying | N/A | Swoobat (#528) | Woobat hangs on cave walls with its nose, leaving heart-shaped marks. Seeing one on your body is a sign of good luck! | |
| Swoobat Kokoromori (ココロモリ) (0528) |
Psychic / Flying | Woobat (#527) | N/A | Swoobat's ultrasonic waves can break concrete. The waves made by male Swoobat during mating season bring happiness to those who hear them. | |
| Drilbur Moguryū (モグリュー) (0529) |
Ground | N/A | Excadrill (#530) | Drilbur can spin its body 360 degrees to dig easily through the ground. Farmers don't like it much because its digging harms their crops. | |
| Excadrill Doryūzu (ドリュウズ) (0530) |
Ground / Steel | Drilbur (#529) | N/A | Excadrill is known as "The Drill King." It builds nests over 300 feet underground. It can tunnel through the earth at over 90 mph! | |
| Audino Tabunne (タブンネ) (0531) |
Normal | N/A | Mega Evolution | Audino is a pink, rabbit-like Pokémon that often works in Pokémon Centers. It's the only Generation V Pokémon that can Mega Evolve. | |
| Timburr Dokkorā (ドッコラー) (0532) |
Fighting | N/A | Gurdurr (#533) | Timburr fights by swinging a piece of wood. You know it's ready to evolve when it can handle the wood's weight easily. They love helping at building sites. | |
| Gurdurr Dotekkotsu (ドテッコツ) (0533) |
Fighting | Timburr (#532) | Conkeldurr (#534) | A group of wrestlers couldn't even make Gurdurr's steel beam budge an inch. It can knock down buildings with its beam. | |
| Conkeldurr Rōbushin (ローブシン) (0534) |
Fighting | Gurdurr (#533) | N/A | Conkeldurr is said to have taught humans how to make concrete. It uses the spinning force of its concrete pillars very well in battle. | |
| Tympole Otamaro (オタマロ) (0535) |
Water | N/A | Palpitoad (#536) | Tympole communicate by vibrating their cheeks. People and other Pokémon can't hear their cries. | |
| Palpitoad Gamagaru (ガマガル) (0536) |
Water / Ground | Tympole (#535) | Seismitoad (#537) | When Palpitoad vibrate the bumps on their heads, they can make waves in water or earthquake-like shakes on land. Their cries sound very nice. | |
| Seismitoad Gamageroge (ガマゲロゲ) (0537) |
Water / Ground | Palpitoad (#536) | N/A | Seismitoad's vibrating bumps are great for massages, making it popular with older people. It can break boulders with one punch. | |
| Throh Nageki (ナゲキ) (0538) |
Fighting | No evolution | Throh feels a strong need to throw bigger opponents. Wild Throh use vines as belts, which makes them stronger when tightened. It's based on the fighting style Judo. | ||
| Sawk Dageki (ダゲキ) (0539) |
Fighting | No evolution | Sawk train all the time to have the strongest karate chop. They get very angry if disturbed. Like Throh, it's based on a fighting style, Karate. | ||
| Sewaddle Kurumiru (クルミル) (0540) |
Bug / Grass | N/A | Swadloon (#541) | Sewaddle makes its own clothes from leaves and other things. It's a popular mascot for fashion designers. | |
| Swadloon Kurumayu (クルマユ) (0541) |
Bug / Grass | Sewaddle (#540) | Leavanny (#542) | Swadloon wraps itself in leaves to stay warm. It spends all day eating fallen leaves. Forests with Swadloon have very healthy plants. | |
| Leavanny Hahakomori (ハハコモリ) (0542) |
Bug / Grass | Swadloon (#541) | N/A | Leavanny makes clothes from leaves and silk for small Pokémon. It keeps its eggs warm with leaves. Its arms have sharp needles that it uses skillfully. | |
| Venipede Fushide (フシデ) (0543) |
Bug / Poison | N/A | Whirlipede (#544) | Venipede is an insect-like Pokémon with a hump on its back. Its bite can paralyze large bird Pokémon. It tries to eat anything it can without thinking much. | |
| Whirlipede Hoīga (ホイーガ) (0544) |
Bug / Poison | Venipede (#543) | Scolipede (#545) | Whirlipede often lies still, but it can speed up very fast when it feels threatened. It's based on pill bugs. | |
| Scolipede Pendorā (ペンドラー) (0545) |
Bug / Poison | Whirlipede (#544) | N/A | Scolipede is a large, horse-like millipede. It can run very fast, trampling anything in its way. Scolipede often fight fiercely with Centiskorch over territory. | |
| Cottonee Monmen (モンメン) (0546) |
Grass / Fairy | N/A | Whimsicott (#547) | Cottonee shoots cotton from its body to protect itself. If it gets wet, its cotton becomes heavy, and it can't move. Strong winds can easily carry it away. | |
| Whimsicott Erefūn (エルフーン) (0547) |
Grass / Fairy | Cottonee (#546) | N/A | As long as Whimsicott is in sunlight, its cotton keeps growing. If it gets too much cotton, Whimsicott tears it off and spreads it around. In Pokémon X and Y, it gained the Fairy type. | |
| Petilil Churine (チュリネ) (0548) |
Grass | N/A | Lilligant (#549) | The darker the color of Petilil's leaves, the healthier the Pokémon is. Petilil sometimes lives in well-kept fields or flowerbeds. | |
| Lilligant Doredia (ドレディア) (0549) |
Grass | Petilil (#548) | N/A | Oils from Lilligant flowers smell wonderful but are very expensive. Even experienced gardeners find it hard to make its beautiful flower bloom. | |
| Basculin Basurao (バスラオ) (0550) |
Water | N/A | Basculegion (#902) | Basculin are based on bass fish. They have two main forms: red-striped and blue-striped. They are very aggressive. In Pokémon Legends: Arceus, a new white-striped form was introduced that can evolve. | |
| Sandile Meguroko (メグロコ) (0551) |
Ground / Dark | N/A | Krokorok (#552) | Sandile moves just under the sand's surface, with only its nose and eyes showing. A dark film protects its eyes from the sun. In the Pokémon Black & White anime, Ash catches a Sandile that wears shades. | |
| Krokorok Warubiru (ワルビル) (0552) |
Ground / Dark | Sandile (#551) | Krookodile (#553) | Krokorok has special eyes that let it see in the dark. This helps it hunt at night without getting lost. They move in small groups, often led by a female. | |
| Krookodile Warubiaru (ワルビアル) (0553) |
Ground / Dark | Krokorok (#552) | N/A | This crocodile-like Pokémon is called the "Bully of the Sands." Krookodile's strong jaws can bite through thick iron plates easily. Its amazing eyesight can spot small prey over 30 miles away, even in a sandstorm. | |
| Darumaka Darumakka (ダルマッカ) (0554) |
Fire | N/A | Darmanitan (#555) | Darumaka's droppings are warm, so people use them to stay cozy. It's based on a Daruma doll. It also has a Galarian form that is an Ice type. | |
| Darmanitan Hihidaruma (ヒヒダルマ) (0555) |
Fire | Darumaka (#554) | N/A | Darmanitan's power grows as its fire gets hotter, reaching 2,500 degrees Fahrenheit. If it has its Hidden Ability, Zen Mode, it becomes Fire and Psychic type when its HP is low. | |
| Maractus Marakatchi (マラカッチ) (0556) |
Grass | No evolution | When Maractus shakes its hands, it sounds like maracas playing. Its English name comes from "maraca" and "cactus." In Pokémon Go, it's only found in Central and South America. | ||
| Dwebble Ishizumai (イシズマイ) (0557) |
Bug / Rock | N/A | Crustle (#558) | Dwebble is a small, scorpion-like Pokémon that lives in rocks, like a hermit crab. If its rock breaks, it stays upset until it finds a new one. | |
| Crustle Iwaparesu (イワパレス) (0558) |
Bug / Rock | Dwebble (#557) | N/A | Crustle are very protective of their areas and often fight for land. The one whose boulder breaks loses the battle. Its thick claws are strong enough to crack Rhyperior's shell. | |
| Scraggy Zuruggu (ズルッグ) (0559) |
Dark / Fighting | N/A | Scrafty (#560) | Scraggy's headbutts are powerful. Its shed skin hangs loosely around its waist, making it trip often. This skin looks like sagged pants. | |
| Scrafty Zuruzukin (ズルズキン) (0560) |
Dark / Fighting | Scraggy (#559) | N/A | Scrafty's loose skin looks like balaclavas worn in New York City, which inspired the Unova region. Despite being aggressive, Scrafty takes good care of its family, friends, and territory. | |
| Sigilyph Shinborā (シンボラー) (0561) |
Psychic / Flying | No evolution | Sigilyph always flies the same route because it remembers guarding an ancient city. It uses psychic power to attack enemies. Its design is based on the Nazca Lines. | ||
| Yamask Desumasu (デスマス) (0562) |
Ghost | N/A | Cofagrigus (#563) | Each Yamask carries a mask that used to be its face when it was human. Sometimes, they look at it and cry. Its Galarian form is a Ground type in addition to its Ghost type. | |
| Cofagrigus Desukān (デスカーン) (0563) |
Ghost | Yamask (#562) | N/A | Cofagrigus is a Ghost type Pokémon based on a cursed sarcophagus. It's said that they swallow those who get too close and turn them into mummies. They like to eat gold nuggets. | |
| Tirtouga Purotōga (プロトーガ) (0564) |
Water / Rock | N/A | Carracosta (#565) | Tirtouga is thought to be the ancestor of many turtle Pokémon. It was brought back to life from a fossil and once lived in ancient seas. It crawls onto land to find food. | |
| Carracosta Abagōra (アバゴーラ) (0565) |
Water / Rock | Tirtouga (#564) | N/A | Carracosta comes out of the water to hunt, even though it moves slowly on land. It eats its prey completely, bones and all. | |
| Archen Āken (アーケン) (0566) |
Rock / Flying | N/A | Archeops (#567) | Archen is said to be the ancestor of all bird Pokémon. It can barely fly and prefers to run on the ground. It's a fossil Pokémon based on the Archaeopteryx. | |
| Archeops Ākeosu (アーケオス) (0567) |
Rock / Flying | Archen (#566) | N/A | Archeops is also based on the Archaeopteryx. Its feathers are delicate, so only experts can restore it. | |
| Trubbish Yabukuron (ヤブクロン) (0568) |
Poison | N/A | Garbodor (#569) | Trubbish looks like a garbage bag. If you breathe in the gas they let out, you might sleep for a week! They like messy places, but often make them spotless afterward. | |
| Garbodor Dasutodasu (ダストダス) (0569) |
Poison | Trubbish (#568) | Gigantamax | Garbodor grabs opponents with its left arm and finishes them with foul-smelling poison gas from its mouth. It can also shoot poisonous liquid from its right fingertips. It absorbs garbage into its body. | |
| Zorua Zoroa (ゾロア) (0570) |
Dark | N/A | Zoroark (#571) | Zorua and its evolution Zoroark were the first Gen V Pokémon shown. It protects itself by turning into other Pokémon. If a chatty child suddenly stops talking, it might be a Zorua! | |
| Zoroark Zoroāku (ゾロアーク) (0571) |
Dark | Zorua (#570) | N/A | Zoroark have very strong bonds and protect their group by tricking opponents. They can fool hundreds of people at once and guard their home with illusions. Zoroark is a main character in the movie Zoroark: Master of Illusions. | |
| Minccino Chirāmii (チラーミィ) (0572) |
Normal | N/A | Cinccino (#573) | Minccino loves to clean and has a tail like a broom. They greet each other by rubbing their tails, which are always kept neat and clean. | |
| Cinccino Chirachīno (チラチーノ) (0573) |
Normal | Minccino (#572) | N/A | Cinccino uses its long fur like a scarf. Its fur has a special oil that stops enemy attacks and is very popular in fashion. | |
| Gothita Gochimu (ゴチム) (0574) |
Psychic | N/A | Gothorita (#575) | Gothita watches trainers and Pokémon very closely. It seems to be looking at something only Gothita can see. | |
| Gothorita Gochimiru (ゴチミル) (0575) |
Psychic | Gothita (#574) | Gothitelle (#576) | Starlight gives Gothorita its power. At night, they use psychic power to float stones and mark star positions. | |
| Gothitelle Gochiruzeru (ゴチルゼル) (0576) |
Psychic | Gothorita (#575) | N/A | Gothitelle can predict the future by looking at the stars. It can even see how long trainers will live. It's based on Romani fortune-tellers and gothic lolita clothing. | |
| Solosis Yuniran (ユニラン) (0577) |
Psychic | N/A | Duosion (#578) | Solosis scares away attackers with psychic power. It uses telepathy to talk to others. Solosis is based on cells. | |
| Duosion Daburan (ダブラン) (0578) |
Psychic | Solosis (#577) | Reuniclus (#579) | If Duosion's two brains think the same thing, its psychic power doubles. But they rarely agree, making its actions unpredictable. It's based on cells splitting. | |
| Reuniclus Rankurusu (ランクルス) (0579) |
Psychic | Duosion (#578) | N/A | People say drinking the liquid around Reuniclus gives wisdom. However, this liquid is very poisonous to anything but Reuniclus itself. It represents the final stage of mitosis. | |
| Ducklett Koaruhī (コアルヒー) (0580) |
Water / Flying | N/A | Swanna (#581) | Ducklett are better at swimming than flying. They happily dive underwater to hunt their favorite food, peat moss. When attacked, they splash water and run away. It's based on The Ugly Duckling. | |
| Swanna Suwanna (スワンナ) (0581) |
Water / Flying | Ducklett (#580) | N/A | Despite their graceful look, Swanna can flap their wings strongly and fly for thousands of miles. They start dancing at dusk. Like Ducklett, it's based on the end of The Ugly Duckling story. | |
| Vanillite Baniputchi (バニプッチ) (0582) |
Ice | N/A | Vanillish (#583) | Vanillite is said to be born when sun energy hits an icicle that wishes not to melt. It breathes out air that is -58°F. It sleeps deep in the snow. | |
| Vanillish Baniritchi (バニリッチ) (0583) |
Ice | Vanillite (#582) | Vanilluxe (#584) | Vanillish blasts enemies with cold air reaching -148°F, freezing them solid. But it spares their lives afterward, as it is a kind Pokémon. It's based on ice cream cones. | |
| Vanilluxe Baibanira (バイバニラ) (0584) |
Ice | Vanillish (#583) | N/A | When Vanilluxe gets very angry, it unleashes a fierce blizzard that freezes everything around it. It's based on ice cream cones. | |
| Deerling Shikijika (シキジカ) (0585) |
Normal / Grass | N/A | Sawsbuck (#586) | The color and smell of Deerling's fur change with the seasons. Its form changes depending on the season in the game. | |
| Sawsbuck Mebukijika (メブキジカ) (0586) |
Normal / Grass | Deerling (#585) | N/A | Sawsbuck move around based on the seasons. Some people call them the signs of spring. Like Deerling, Sawsbuck's form changes with the in-game season. | |
| Emolga Emonga (エモンガ) (0587) |
Electric / Flying | No evolution | Emolga lives in treetops and glides on its membrane, releasing electricity as it goes. This shocks friends and foes. It's based on the flying squirrel. | ||
| Karrablast Kaburumo (カブルモ) (0588) |
Bug | N/A | Escavalier (#589) | Karrablast evolves by trading it for a Shelmet. It spits a liquid to melt Shelmet's shell, but only eats what's inside, not the shell itself. | |
| Escavalier Shubarugo (シュバルゴ) (0589) |
Bug / Steel | Karrablast (#588) | N/A | After meeting a Shelmet, Karrablast steals its shell and makes armor from it. Escavalier charges enemies with its lances ready. | |
| Foongus Tamagetake (タマゲタケ) (0590) |
Grass / Poison | N/A | Amoonguss (#591) | Both Foongus and its evolution have names that sound like "fungus among us." | |
| Amoonguss Morobareru (モロバレル) (0591) |
Grass / Poison | Foongus (#590) | N/A | Amoonguss shows off its Poké Ball-like caps to trick prey, but few Pokémon are fooled. Its design might be based on mushroom monsters from old stories. | |
| Frillish Pururiru (プルリル) (0592) |
Water / Ghost | N/A | Jellicent (#593) | Frillish wraps its prey in its veil-like arms and pulls them five miles down into the ocean. It has two forms: a blue male and a pink female. | |
| Jellicent Burungeru (ブルンゲル) (0593) |
Water / Ghost | Frillish (#592) | N/A | Jellicent make their homes from sunken ships. When there's a full moon, groups of Jellicent gather near the sea surface, waiting for prey. | |
| Alomomola Mamanbō (ママンボウ) (0594) |
Water | No evolution | Fishermen take Alomomola on long trips because if you have one, you won't need a doctor or medicine. Pokémon gather around it in the open sea. Alomomola are based on sunfish. | ||
| Joltik Bachuru (バチュル) (0595) |
Bug / Electric | N/A | Galvantula (#596) | Joltik can't make its own electricity yet. So, it sucks electricity from outlets or clings to big Pokémon to get static electricity. | |
| Galvantula Denchura (デンチュラ) (0596) |
Bug / Electric | Joltik (#595) | N/A | Galvantula makes electric webs that paralyze prey. It often leaves these webs at bird Pokémon nests to hunt chicks learning to fly. | |
| Ferroseed Tesshīdo (テッシード) (0597) |
Grass / Steel | N/A | Ferrothorn (#598) | Ferroseed stick to cave roofs and walls. When threatened, it shoots many spikes, giving it a chance to roll away and escape. | |
| Ferrothorn Nattorei (ナットレイ) (0598) |
Grass / Steel | Ferroseed (#597) | N/A | Ferrothorn crawls on rock walls by sticking its spikes into the stone. It fights by swinging these spikes around. A hit from them can turn a boulder into rubble. | |
| Klink Giaru (ギアル) (0599) |
Steel | N/A | Klang (#600) | Klink is made of two gears that only fit well with each other. They are closer than twins. They spin together to make energy for living and attacking. | |
| Klang Gigiaru (ギギアル) (0600) |
Steel | Klink (#599) | Klinklang (#601) | Klang is made of a large gear and a small gear. It changes its rotation direction to show feelings. When angry, it spins faster and shoots its small gear at foes. | |
| Klinklang Gigigiaru (ギギギアル) (0601) |
Steel | Klang (#600) | N/A | The red part of Klinklang's lower gear stores energy. The gears spin fast to charge energy, then it shoots energy through its spikes into an area. | |
| Tynamo Shibishirasu (シビシラス) (0602) |
Electric | N/A | Eelektrik (#603) | Tynamo live in groups because they are very weak alone. They swim through electric currents in the air. Tynamo's evolution line is based on the sea lamprey. | |
| Eelektrik Shibibīru (シビビール) (0603) |
Electric | Tynamo (#602) | Eelektross (#604) | Eelektrik wraps itself around its prey and paralyzes it with electricity from the round spots on its sides. It's an aggressive hunter and attacks anything it finds. | |
| Eelektross Shibirudon (シビルドン) (0604) |
Electric | Eelektrik (#603) | N/A | Eelektross attacks prey on shore and drags it into the ocean. It's special because its Levitate ability makes it immune to ground type attacks. This means it's not weak to any type! | |
| Elgyem Rigurē (リグレー) (0605) |
Psychic | N/A | Beheeyem (#606) | Elgyem's name comes from "LGM" (Little Green Men). It uses psychic power to squeeze foes' brains, causing headaches. It was first seen 50 years ago in the desert. | |
| Beheeyem Ōbemu (オーベム) (0606) |
Psychic | Elgyem (#605) | N/A | Beheeyem's name comes from "BEM" (Bug-eyed monster). They can control memories and are often found in wheat fields, hunting Dubwool. | |
| Litwick Hitomoshi (ヒトモシ) (0607) |
Ghost / Fire | N/A | Lampent (#608) | The flame on Litwick is actually the souls it burns for food. The younger the life it absorbs, the brighter and spookier its flame burns. | |
| Lampent Ranpurā (ランプラー) (0608) |
Ghost / Fire | Litwick (#607) | Chandelure (#609) | Once Lampent finds someone close to death, it quietly follows them. It hangs around hospitals, waiting for people to pass away. | |
| Chandelure Shandera (シャンデラ) (0609) |
Ghost / Fire | Lampent (#608) | N/A | Chandelure haunts old mansions. It absorbs spirits and burns them, leaving only the body behind. By waving its arm flames, it can hypnotize foes. | |
| Axew Kibago (キバゴ) (0610) |
Dragon | N/A | Fraxure (#611) | Axew play by knocking their large tusks together. Their tusks break but grow back quickly. Axew is the partner of Iris in the Black and White anime. | |
| Fraxure Onondo (オノンド) (0611) |
Dragon | Axew (#610) | Haxorus (#612) | After battle, Fraxure carefully sharpens its tusks on river rocks. It needs to take care of its tusks, because if one breaks, it will never grow back. | |
| Haxorus Ononokusu (オノノクス) (0612) |
Dragon | Fraxure (#611) | N/A | Haxorus is very proud of its sharp red tusks and takes great care to keep them in good shape. They are kind, but protect their territory fiercely. | |
| Cubchoo Kumashun (クマシュン) (0613) |
Ice | N/A | Beartic (#614) | If Cubchoo sniffs its runny nose, it gains more power. The thickness of its snot shows its health: sick Cubchoo have watery snot, while healthy ones have thick mucus. | |
| Beartic Tsunbeā (ツンベアー) (0614) |
Ice | Cubchoo (#613) | N/A | Living in northern areas, Beartic gets energetic when swimming. It can freeze its breath to make fangs and claws harder than steel. It's based on a polar bear. | |
| Cryogonal Furījio (フリージオ) (0615) |
Ice | No evolution | When Cryogonal's body gets warm, it turns into steam and vanishes. When it cools down, it turns back into ice. They are born in snow clouds. | ||
| Shelmet Chobomaki (チョボマキ) (0616) |
Bug | N/A | Accelgor (#617) | Shelmet is hunted by Karrablast. Trading one for a Karrablast will make it evolve. Shelmet closes its shell to protect itself and spits out a poisonous liquid. | |
| Accelgor Agirudā (アギルダー) (0617) |
Bug | Shelmet (#616) | N/A | Accelgor moves incredibly fast and throws poison at enemies. Featuring Accelgor as a main character is a sure way to make a movie or comic popular. | |
| Stunfisk Maggyo (マッギョ) (0618) |
Ground / Electric | Does not evolve | Stunfisk hides in the mud of seashores and flat seabeds. It's based on the flatfish. Its Galarian form looks like a bear trap and is a Ground/Steel type. | ||
| Mienfoo Kojofū (コジョフー) (0619) |
Fighting | N/A | Mienshao (#620) | Any creature that gets too close to Mienfoo will be met with a flurry of graceful attacks. | |
| Mienshao Kojondo (コジョンド) (0620) |
Fighting | Mienfoo (#619) | N/A | Mienshao uses the fur on its arms like a whip. It uses these to overwhelm opponents with incredible speed. | |
| Druddigon Kurimugan (クリムガン) (0621) |
Dragon | No evolution | Druddigon is a dragon-like Pokémon. It races through narrow caves, using its sharp claws to catch prey. The skin on its face is harder than rock. | ||
| Golett Gobitto (ゴビット) (0622) |
Ground / Ghost | N/A | Golurk (#623) | This Pokémon was made from clay. It got orders from its master thousands of years ago and still follows them today. Golett and Golurk were designed by a Western artist. | |
| Golurk Gorūgu (ゴルーグ) (0623) |
Ground / Ghost | Golett (#622) | N/A | Golurk's design is inspired by the Golem of Prague, a clay figure brought to life. It flies at super fast speeds with its legs tucked in. Some believe the seal on its chest can give endless energy. | |
| Pawniard Komatana (コマタナ) (0624) |
Dark / Steel | N/A | Bisharp (#625) | Pawniard are small, samurai-like Pokémon that fight when Bisharp tells them to. They cling to their prey and hurt them by sinking their blades in. | |
| Bisharp Kirikizan (キリキザン) (0625) |
Dark / Steel | Pawniard (#624) | Kingambit (#983) | Bisharp is based on samurai and leads a group of Pawniard. It fights to become the leader of a group and is driven away if it loses. | |
| Bouffalant Baffuron (バッフロン) (0626) |
Normal | No evolution | Bouffalant is based on the American bison, and the fur on its head looks like an afro haircut. These Pokémon live in herds of about 20. In Pokémon Go, it's only found in New York City. | ||
| Rufflet Washibon (ワシボン) (0627) |
Normal / Flying | N/A | Braviary (#628) | Rufflet will challenge anything, even strong opponents, without fear. Their frequent fights help them get stronger. | |
| Braviary Wōguru (ウォーグル) (0628) |
Normal / Flying | Rufflet (#627) | N/A | Braviary is a Pokémon based on the bald eagle. Its colors might be inspired by the red, white, and blue of the flag of the United States. Its design may also be influenced by Native American culture. | |
| Vullaby Baruchai (バルチャイ) (0629) |
Dark / Flying | N/A | Mandibuzz (#630) | Vullaby grow quickly. Bones that are too small for older Vullaby are often given to younger ones in the nest. | |
| Mandibuzz Barujīna (バルジーナ) (0630) |
Dark / Flying | Vullaby (#629) | N/A | Mandibuzz skillfully arranges the bones of its prey to build its nest and to style itself. | |
| Heatmor Kuitaran (クイタラン) (0631) |
Fire | No evolution | Heatmor is based on the giant anteater. A flame acts as its tongue, melting through Durant's hard shell so Heatmor can eat their insides. | ||
| Durant Aianto (アイアント) (0632) |
Bug / Steel | No evolution | Durant build large, complex nests in mountain sides. They are prey for Heatmor and try to fight them using their large numbers. | ||
| Deino Monozu (モノズ) (0633) |
Dark / Dragon | N/A | Zweilous (#634) | Deino's name comes from "one" in German. It's dangerous to approach it carelessly. They can't see, so they tackle and bite everything to learn about their surroundings. | |
| Zweilous Jiheddo (ジヘッド) (0634) |
Dark / Dragon | Deino (#633) | Hydreigon (#635) | Zweilous's name comes from "two" in German. Its two heads don't get along and fight over food, which is why they eat a lot and have scars. | |
| Hydreigon Sazandora (サザンドラ) (0635) |
Dark / Dragon | Zweilous (#634) | N/A | Hydreigon's name comes from "three" in German, hydra, and dragon. The heads on its arms don't have brains, only the central one does. They use all three heads to destroy everything. | |
| Larvesta Meraruba (メラルバ) (0636) |
Bug / Fire | N/A | Volcarona (#637) | When volcanic ash covered the sky, Larvesta's fire was said to replace the sun. In battle, everything around them catches fire from the scales it scatters with its six wings. | |
| Volcarona Urugamosu (ウルガモス) (0637) |
Bug / Fire | Larvesta (#636) | N/A | Volcarona is thought to be a symbol of the sun. It appeared during a very cold winter and saved Pokémon from freezing. Ancient drawings show Volcarona as a fire god. | |
| Cobalion Kobaruon (コバルオン) (0638) |
Steel / Fighting | No evolution | Cobalion's design is inspired by Athos from The Three Musketeers. It has a steel body and heart. It worked with its friends to punish people who hurt Pokémon. | ||
| Terrakion Terakion (テラキオン) (0639) |
Rock / Fighting | No evolution | Terrakion's design is inspired by Porthos from The Three Musketeers. Legends say it can destroy a castle just by crashing into it to protect its friends. | ||
| Virizion Birijion (ビリジオン) (0640) |
Grass / Fighting | No evolution | Virizion's design is inspired by Aramis from The Three Musketeers. It gracefully leaps at its opponents, making them watch in awe. | ||
| Tornadus Torunerosu (トルネロス) (0641) |
Flying | No evolution | This Legendary Pokémon flies at 200 mph, creating huge storms from its tail that can rip houses apart. It's said to change seasons by stirring up winds. | ||
| Thundurus Borutorosu (ボルトロス) (0642) |
Electric / Flying | No evolution | This Legendary Pokémon shoots massive thunderbolts everywhere, burning houses and forests. It has fought Tornadus for a very long time. However, its thunderbolts also make the earth richer. | ||
| Reshiram Reshiramu (レシラム) (0643) |
Dragon / Fire | No evolution | Reshiram can be owned by the player or the character N. It's the main legendary for Pokémon Black. Its tail flares with fire as it flies, burning everything around it. It helps people who want to build a world of truth. | ||
| Zekrom Zekuromu (ゼクロム) (0644) |
Dragon / Electric | No evolution | Zekrom powers up with electricity from its tail. It can be owned by the player or N and is the main legendary for Pokémon White. It hides in thunderclouds and flies through the Unova region. Its tail spins like a generator, making lots of electricity. | ||
| Landorus Randorosu (ランドロス) (0645) |
Ground / Flying | No evolution | Lands visited by this Legendary Pokémon have such good crops that it's called "The Guardian of the Fields." It makes energy from lightning and wind with its tail. When Tornadus and Thundurus fight, Landorus comes to stop them. | ||
| Kyurem Kyuremu (キュレム) (0646) |
Dragon / Ice | No evolution | This Legendary Pokémon makes powerful frozen energy inside itself, but it freezes partly when the energy leaks out. It waits for a hero to fill its missing parts with truth from Reshiram or ideals from Zekrom. | ||
| Keldeo Kerudio (ケルディオ) (0647) |
Water / Fighting | No evolution | Keldeo's design is inspired by d'Artagnan from The Three Musketeers. This Mythical Pokémon can shoot water from its hooves, letting it run across water. It was trained by Virizion, Terrakion, and Cobalion. | ||
| Meloetta Meroetta (メロエッタ) (0648) |
Normal / Psychic | No evolution | Aria Forme: Meloetta's "Aria Forme." This Mythical Pokémon sings a special melody that can control anyone's feelings, making them happy or sad. Many famous songs are inspired by Meloetta's tunes. | ||
| Normal / Fighting | Pirouette Forme: Meloetta's "Pirouette Forme" is inspired by dance, while "Aria Forme" is inspired by song. It can change its form by using the move Relic Song. | ||||
| Genesect Genosekuto (ゲノセクト) (0649) |
Bug / Steel | No evolution | Over 300 million years ago, this ancient Mythical bug Pokémon was feared as the strongest hunter. Then, Team Plasma changed it and upgraded the cannon on its back. In Super Smash Bros., it uses Techno Blast on opponents. | ||
See also
In Spanish: Anexo:Pokémon de la quinta generación para niños
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